CVE-2015-5986
highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.269 · 98 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
openpgpkey_61.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.7 before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS response.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1182Internet Systems Consortium BIND: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2015-09-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Internet Systems Consortium BIND ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (29)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01291cnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00009.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165810.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167465.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76618enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033453enisa_euvd
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01291enisa_euvd
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305enisa_euvd
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